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Thin Air: Opening Night Thoughts
Time to fire up the old bloggy blog machine and talk a little hockey. – I am ready for this season. Last season was short and compact. It seemed like every night was a game to care about. I was not pleased with the lockout, was a little burned out from the compact schedule, and…
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Go Ahead, Poke the Bear
Conventional wisdom usually says that you should let sleeping dogs lie. Don’t poke the bear, you might make him angry. Have you noticed that making a bear angry, when it comes to hockey, seems to work out sometimes? It can be one thing to be respectful of your opponent. All the compliments paid, the standard…
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SCF Game 5 Notes
I don’t know if I have enough for a real blog post, so here are some casual observations and thoughts on game five: – Jonathan Toews or Patrice Bergeron: who would you miss more? While I think it’s mostly a wash, I think the Bruins will miss Bergeron a little more. They need his speed…
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Thin Air: Blackhawks Down
Some thoughts after game three: – Hey, remember when Gregory Campbell was getting favorable treatment because his dad was part of the NHL office? Good times, good times. Now he’s a hero. Perhaps, just perhaps, he is the same player he was then, and those accusations were totally unfounded? – Joel Quenneville can’t help…
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Thin Air: Whatevs
Some hockey thoughts – – Whenever someone is hurt in the eye area, the visor debate rages again. And what I find funny is how outraged that people get, not over the visor issue, but that the issue comes up when there is an injury. Of course it does, that’s just how people work. Relax.…